Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-09

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woman" until one feels nauseated, could an
he horne wittSsome degree Of patience. But
tbev indulge in the meanest filings at the
North. it's institutions and its people Iher
rudeness in this respect is as remarkable rs
il u annoying. Miss, from South Carolina
from Charleston itself, for all knows,
any rate from the New South. was promoteu
in the Pension office last week laoy
called to congratulate her. She received tue
congratulations with complscency ana sa,d'
Eyes, | think Southern ladies ougnt 10 oe
nromoted: it's time some of this Northern
riffraf was disposed Of"
Very nearly Is, 900 bills have been intro
duced into this Congress. About three-fourths
of these are of a private nature. Inc MAJOR
ity of the whole number do not stanu, anu
never did stand, ghost of chance OF pass
ing SO completely showed under IS Con
gress with all sorta of private CLAIMS mat
absolutely makes no difference whether
claim is just one or not. II becomes
question of precedence, not of justice. As
the experienced chairman of one ofthe House
committees said the other day: "Of all the
misfortunes which can befall human being,
I know of none 50 absolutely hopeless as
when man has Just claim before Congress-.
The sourest man in Congress is Represen-
tative Bragg, of Wisconsin. He opposes any
thing and everything from pure viciousness.
Though an ex Union officer himself, he has
succumbed to the domination of the South,
and does not hesitate to malign the soldier.
1t was he who, last winter, held up to scorn
and ridicule the drummer boys of the army
during the war. He characterized them as
towards, who fl I'd to the rear at the Fl st re
port of gun, and smashed their drum heads.
He is the man who. at the Chicago conven-
ton, said of Cleveland. II love him for the
enemies he has made" Fortunately he was
defeated at the last election, and the gnash-
ing of his teeth in the House of Representa-
tives will soon be heard no more.
This same Gen Bragg introduced into the
House last week. bill prohibiting any one
from wearing Grand Army or other veteran
badge or any imitation thereof unless he had
served in the army. This is very good bill,
but | suppose the crusty old democrat failed
to recall the fact that the President when
| Governor of New York vetoed a like bill
| which the Grand Army of that State had
pushed through the legislature. Only an all
wise Providence could discern the motive in
vetoing such bill.
The President has until next Thursday
within which to consider the new pension
| bill. On that day he must either sign the
bill, veto it, or failing to do Ell her, it becomes
law without his signature. The democratic
papers are strongly urging him to veto it. No
one is able to foretell what action he will
take. but experience teaches that if there is
one thing more than another which he is fond
of, it is the vetoing of a pension bill.
The following organizations from Maine
have either decided to participate in the Ma.
tional Drill to take place next May, or have
corresponded with the committee upon the
subject. Montgomery Guards, (Infy) Capt
Jno. A. G ,llagher, Portland; Cadets, Onfy)
Capt H. C. Eastman, Portlanl Co. Sd
End reg't Unt'v) Capt. Walter A. Goss, Lew.
iston. More than 200 organic atlons from all
parts of the country have applied for infor
nation upon the subject.
am told that Senator FRYE and Represen-
tative Dingiey called on the President recent
ly. and protested against the appointment OF
any ''carpet Dagger" to the position of post
master of Lewiston. There seemed to be
danger of such an appointment
VIM. Henry Clifford is in town looking
after the Lewiston postmastership.
Senator Frye's private secretary has been
in Canada for some days. for what purpose is
unknown, but probably gathering data for the
| Senator.